Look BACK On It!

My inspiration for this board was honestly the back of this gorgeous Alfred Sung gown. The bride should look beautiful all the way around since she is on display throughout the wedding, so encrusting yourself in strands of bling is definitely one way to go. After you take that long walk down the aisle, as the people are looking at the back of you most of the time throughout the ceremony, why not make it look nice back?

Next I envisioned what it must be like to be invited to a wedding of let's say socialites marrying one another. Or perhaps you can envision what it might be like to go to a wedding hosted by the Vanderbilts or the Rockefellers. When I open my mind to that thought, I don't see bright colors, but I see a more subdued elegance with the most perfect linens, vases upon vases of something like calla lilies, strands of pearls, etc. That's how I began working with these very earthy oyster-ish looking colors combined with almost that of a clay. Very fancy I think!

Pink Cake Box just so happened to be displaying the perfect cake to match my calla lilies, so I added that to the mix.

It's all very crisp, clean, and screams money and stature! Pictures of this wedding would be compiled in a gorgeous leatherbound album and handed down generation after generation. It would definitely be an event that would be looked back on!

Razzle Dazzle

For chic elegance, try incorporating raspberry in to your wedding instead of the usual merlots or fuschias. It's such a fun color that can be paired with just about anything from teal to lime to create a young vibrant feel.

For the attire, I've chosen a beautiful Kenneth Pool crumb catcher gown and paired it with a gorgeous Bari Jay single sleeve dress.

Working with some sleek black will give a sex appeal to the decor. Adding crystals always fancies things up a bit. I happen to be a fan of golds with raspberry, so I was sure to include gold in the flatware and jewelry. I also added a little lemon yellow to the invitations and make-up to show you that you can play the vibe up and down with the formality of the gold tones.

Of course you'll want to add something raspberry flavored like sorbet to give your day that final razzle dazzle!